Grater.



J. H. BOYE.

GRATE.

APPLICATION FILED BBL-18, 1914.

1,1 1 1,356, Patented Sept. 22, 191i THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON D. C.

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aamnsgrif ia ojrn, on cnioa'eo, r m rs, AssIGnonro THE" Born ivEEntnooMPANY, y or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Acon-roRATroNo ILILIIYOISHV I J 'tion is to prov de a device of this-character Be-it-known that I, JAMES H. n w, "a citiz'en 'of the United. States, residlngyat Chicago, in the county ofCo'ok and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful 1m provement in Graters,' "of jw h1ch the folwhich operates in an improved manner and 'which is quite sanitary.

The invention is' illustrated infits pre ferred embodimen in the ,acoompany1ng drawing, in which* Figure 1 represents a plan viewwof .a

grater Qconstru'cted inaccordance with the invention Fig. 2, a. longitudinal vertical section taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 8, a transverse vertical section taken as indicatedat line 3 of Fig. 1;; Fig. 4, a section through. the housing or container in which is confinedan-article to be grated, the.

section being taken "as indicated at line 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a broken plan view showing the container or nutmeg holder in position to be thrown open; and Fig.6, a broken elevational view showing the nutmeg holder open, toenable a freshnutmeg tobe inserted.

In the preferred embodiment illustrated, A represents a base=member comprising a grater-plate or; bar 1 which surm'ounts or forms the upper wall of a longitudinalchannel or collector-chamberfl; and B represents a container or nutmeg-holder which has pivotal connection with a slidei which works in longitudinal guides 1 which surmount the lateral portions of the graterplate 1:

The sub-chamber 2 is preferably formed by bending a strip of sheet metal to afford a longitudinal channel, thelateral portionsof'.

the sheet metal strip being bent to afford longitudinal corrugations 5 in which the lateral margins of the grater-plate 1 are fixedly secured, and corrugations disposed above the corrugations 5 and affording the guides 4, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

The slide 3 works freely in the guides 4,

between stops 6 at one end of the guides and stops 7 near the other end of the guides. The upper flanges of the guides 4 are cut away beyond the stop 7, as indicated at 8. The nutmegholder B has its lower po'rtion eRA'rnn.

equipp'ed witjh a lplate "or ifl anges 9 works freely in the guideski'. The plate 9 is joined,*by pivotal connections 10,tothe sl de 3 and is somewhat narrower than -the sllde 3, so that'said'plateS) can pass thestops '7 to permit the holder B to be swung to an i open position. The holder B has closed sides and top and an open lower end. Within the holder is a follower -11 equipped with; an up .wardly-extending 'stem' 11 which extends through a guide-opening in the top"'wa ll of theholder. fThestem is'fprovided above the top'fwall' of the member B with a stop 11" whichjlimits" the downward movement-ofthe follower and prevents the parts from becomingdisassembled. Confined between the ffollowerll and the top of the member B is a coil-spring J12. i .The. follower 11 is provided with prongs or roughened portions 11 adapted to engage the nutmeg 13.

The nutmeg is inserted when the holder B lies ,on its side in'the manner shown in Fig.6 the follower 11 being pressed back by the nutmeg. The member B is then swung to the vertical position and moved inwardly'until its guide-plate 9. engages the guides 4. The operator, by taking hold of the member B, may work it back and forth in the guides 4. In this operation, the nutmeg is gated upon the roughened perforate plate'l, the gratings falling 'into the subchamber 2, from which they may be poured into a receptacle. y

The followerll may be formed of tin or sheet metal, the stem 11 being formed integrally therewith. In fact, the whole dev1ce may be formed of sheet metal or tin plate, as illustrated. The base A is shown provided at one end with a perforation 14 to'enable the device to be hung up.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitation should be understood therefrom, butthe appended claims should be construed as; broadly as permissiblev in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-- 1. The combination with a grater-bar equipped with lateral guides, of a slide connected with said guides, and a holderpivotally, connected with said slide and,

gagement of said slide from the guides, and a follower-equipped holder connected with said slide and adaptedto be opened to admit a nutmeg, or th rlike, beneath the fol.-

lower. a

. 3. The combination with a grater equi ped with lateral guides, of a sl1de movable'in said guides, means for preventing. disengagement of said slide from the guides, and

a follower equipped holder having a baseportion pivotally connected with said slide "and a apted to work in sa d gu des, said base-portion bein withdrawahle from said guides t p rmit tllting of theho'l er- 4,111 a device of the'character set forth, the combination of a gratfir bar, guides surmounting the lateral portions thereof, said gui es having their upper walls cut away at oneiend, a slide movable in said guides, and

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5. In a device of the character set forth,

the combination of algraterbar with perforations therethrough, a sub-chamber affording'a longitudinal channel beneath said grater-bar, lateral guides, a slide movable in said guides, and a nutmeg-holder pivotally connected with said slide and having a baseportion movable in, and withdrawa'ble from said guides.

-6.- In a device of the characterset forth,

t e com ination, oft grat r har equi ped with lateral guides, ofa slide movab e in Said g i and a nutmeg-holder 'compris;

ing a base-portion movable in said guides,

side Walls rising from said baseportigih, and. 40' d a top Wall, a follower in said holder having 1 a stem ext nding throi ha guide pence on in t e top wa l ;0 the; h lder, and spring confin d bet een he the top wa l of the holder.

In pr n Di -7 I C- Avlsms, NELLIE B. DEARBQBN. M

the. (himnliis smerv of intent fe l wer and v JAMES HtBOYE] t 

